Consecration of a Bishop

Description: This engraving illustrates the consecration of a new bishop. The bishop-elect kneels before the presiding bishop who anoints both his hands with holy oil. A priest holds a book of the Gospels open against the bishop-elect’s back. The image is flanked by a border containing scroll work, pelicans (symbolizing Jesus’s atonement for humanity’s sins), and snails (symbolizing the resurrection).